The Official "2012 Playoffs Excitement" Thread

We need a thread to discuss everything about this years playoffs and get fired up.. I mean, this is why you support all season!! The intensity level and the energy in the arena just make this such a special time of year

I know the team is also gearing up for some fun stuff like a red out, towels, and the usual fan fests.. I'll use this thread to post updates as I found out what's going on

"Quite frankly, all the players are getting paid too much and all the contracts are too long," general manager Lou Lamoriello said. "But if you want to compete in this market and you want to win, there are some things you have to do."

In the spirit of board tradition, folks should remove any avatar that has a Stanley Cup picture or anything related.

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DewSo long and thanks for all the fish. TIMEX RULES!!

"When we were struggling at the beginning of the year we were wondering what was wrong and trying to find reasons. At the end of the day, all we had to do was look in the mirror and the answers were right there." -- Sergei Brylin 12/2/2007

"The $297,297 Kovalchuk missed today is money he will never, ever get back. And the more cheques he misses, the better the deal is going to have to be for the players to justify him sitting out. And unlike the owners, the players can direct their leadership to get a deal done regardless of how disadvantageous it is to them."